Neil, Rashida, others-- Thanks for the additional photos and information.
Overall, my plant had a more grayish appearance, though perhaps within the range of variability of C. congesta. I will see what I can find on C. villosa. That specific epithet jumps out as at least descriptive of my plant. Regards-- Ken. ________________________________ From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; rashida atthar <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 12:54:39 AM Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30064] Unknown Carissa species Hi Ken, There is another species of Carissa - C.villosa with scented white flowers sometimes tinged with pink. You may need to check this out. Regards, Neil. --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30057] Unknown Carissa species >To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >[email protected], [email protected], "rashida atthar" ><[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12:59 PM > > >Hi Ken, > Agree with Dinesh. A pinkish hue to the blooms is not normally seen. Sending > you a photograph of some of my Karvanda bushes in full bloom at my farm in > Feb. this year. Unfortunately couldn't find a close-up photograph of the > flowers. [Can't rectify this as mass fruiting is occuring now]. > Regards, > Neil. > >--- On Wed, 3/17/10, rashida atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>From: rashida atthar <[email protected]> >>Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species >>To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >>[email protected], [email protected], [email protected] >>Cc: [email protected] >>Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:30 AM >> >> >> >>Hi ken ji and Dinesh ji, >> >>Attachng pics of Carissa congesta seen at Cec, south end of the national park >>in Mumbai on 14 Feb. '10. These are probably at the beginning or end, but not >>in the full flowering stage. I remember having seen some buds with pinkish >>colour. >> >> >>regards, >>Rashida. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >>Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:13:35 +0530 >>Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; >>[email protected]; [email protected] >>CC: [email protected] >> >>Seeing here in my vicinity, in the Western ghats, the first sighting of >>flowers is just about 2 - 4 on few shrubs here and there; then within a >>week's time it becomes profuse, 10 -15, more or less, not sure when exactly >>the season fades. >>Another point to stress is that have not sighted the buds in "rosy pink" >>colour as your photo shows. >>But most of our friends have got them. >> >>Calling Neil ji, Shrikant ji, Prashant, Pravin and all explorers of the >>Western Ghats to provide comment(s). >> >>Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >>On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Thanks Dinesh. >>> >>>Does the number of flowers per inflorescence vary considerably for this >>>species? The plants I had would produce large, many-flowered inflorescences >>>(as in my photos) early in the season or perhaps as a response to >>>fertilization, yet smaller ones, more similar to your photos, were scattered >>>at other times. >>> >>>Regards-- >>>Ken. >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>To: Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> >>>Cc: [email protected] >>>Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:44:19 AM >>>Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:29974] Unknown Carissa species >>> >>> >>>... most probably C. congesta >>> >>>at my photostream: >>>http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00&q=Carissacongesta&m=tags >>>and description at: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karanda.html >>> >>> >>>Regards. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>Date/Time : 05 July 2008 >>>>Location Place : Florida, USA Altitude : 1m GPS : NA >>>>Habitat : Nursery specimen Type : cultivated >>>>Plant Habit : Armed, semi-climbing shrub ... Height : to at least 2m ... >>>>Length : to at least 2m >>>>Leaves Type : opposite Shape : as seen ... Size : approx 5cm X 3cm >>>>Inflorescence Type : corymb Size : to approx 10cm in diameter >>>>Flowers Size : about 2cm... Colour : pink in bud, opening white... Calyx >>>>:small, green Bracts : >>>>Fruits Type : Shape : ovoid to rounded Size : 2cm Seeds : few per >>>>fruit, maybe 1 to 3 >>>> >>>> >>>>Other Info : hauntingly fragrant! >>>> >>>> >>>>http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa2-1.jpg >>>> >>>>http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa1-1.jpg >>>> >>>> This is a Carissa that I've grown over the years, and the nurseryman from >>>> whom I bought it in LA (a sharp plant guy in his own right) did not know >>>> the species. It tends to arch and make thickets, but will clamber into >>>> trees somewhat if it can. New growth is pubescent, retaining some even in >>>> maturity; leaves grayish-green. Large, paired straight spines >>>> (one opposite other on stem) at some nodes. Flowers are produced on very >>>> small plants, and are in large, showy, trusses and are hauntingly >>>> fragrant. >>>> >>>> Fruit is small, few-seeded, sparingly produced. Cuttings are extremely >>>> difficult to root (compared to C. macrocarpa). >>>> >>>> Not sure if this is perhaps an Indian species or African? It is rare in >>>> the trade here in the US. >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>>Ken. >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"efloraofindia" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"efloraofindia" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >>________________________________ >>Where to invest money? 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